Hairstylist Nestor Berchot was among Argentina’s first gays to get married, after Congress and the president signed a bill into law in July. Filing paperwork with partner Adrian Garcia and becoming the southern city Mar del Plata City’s first same-sex couple to get hitched, it makes Berchot’s sudden death — at his own wedding reception — even more harrowing. After falling ill at the party, he was rushed to the hospital but was unable to be saved. He died this morning at 7am. As a married man.

Absolutely tragic, though I’m glad that he got to experience the joy of committing to his husband before he passed.

I hope his widow(er) is holding out okay.

Aug 13, 2010 at 9:37 pm · @Reply ·

Bill Perdue

Very sad.

Aug 13, 2010 at 9:50 pm · @Reply ·

Dan

ROFL – Is that a real phrase??? What is funny about the phrase “whenever a man mounts another man, the throne of god rumbles” is that it makes it sound like that god is a horny god who is masturbating on his throne at the sight of two men having a good time. :D

Aug 14, 2010 at 12:05 am · @Reply ·

FAGGOT

FAIL

Aug 14, 2010 at 1:00 am · @Reply ·

jackpacer

Leave it to the “christians” to say the most unchristian things. I can’t wait for that day of judgement when all the self-rightous talibangicals go marching proudly up to heaven’s front desk saying “let me in, let me in, I’m a christian”. Then they told that their name isn’t on the reservation list and that trap door to hell opens up beneath their feet and they scream “I don’t understand, I hated all the right peopleeeeeeeeeeeee!?”

Aug 14, 2010 at 2:59 am · @Reply ·

Blue Falcone

@jackpacer: except there’ll be no day of judgment, and no pearly gates, and no trap door to hell, since that’s actually just a story they use to justify their inability to cope with reality.

And, if their god were killing gays for getting married, why just the one? (And none of that “he works in mysterious ways crap, please,)

Aug 14, 2010 at 3:46 am · @Reply ·

robert

Is it time to do post-moderation of comments? Some of those in response to this story are just sick and spiteful and not at all funny.

As for improper comments: My experience is that once you start moderating comments you are on a slippery slope, and those moderating will sooner or later misuse their power and take away comments they personally don’t agree with. The system here is much better – and you get to know what some people REALLY think, which can be educational. But in general, Queerty comments are usually OK.

This is a very sad occasion for his partner. At least he lived long enough to see his own wedding though.

Aug 14, 2010 at 1:18 pm · @Reply ·

Bill Perdue

I agree that Queerty should not be moderating comments. But they do need to make it clear that racism and christian bigotry are not welcome.

And the thumbs up, down system and flagging systems make it almost impossioble to have decent conversations. They’re just a way to increase revenue but in the end what they do is make discussions undemocratic and easily debased.

Aug 14, 2010 at 2:26 pm · @Reply ·

Kellyc01

Which man in the picture is Nestor? C’mon, this is journalism 101, Queerty.

Aug 14, 2010 at 11:30 pm · @Reply ·

Ms. Pink

Such a sad thing.

Aug 15, 2010 at 9:49 am · @Reply ·

L.

I can’t help but think that, despite finally getting to marry his soulmate, this is the saddest thing that could happen. A relative had his father die during his wedding, but this is an order of magnitude worse. My thoughts go to the widower.

Aug 15, 2010 at 6:30 pm · @Reply ·

ron

A lightning bolt from god…BLAM! lol

Aug 15, 2010 at 11:13 pm · @Reply ·

fred

very sad

Aug 16, 2010 at 12:41 pm · @Reply ·

PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS

@robert: Absolutley not. If I want to post a comment and then see it posted 24 hours later edited to shit, I will go to virtually every other site on the internets. Use the thumbsdown and flag feature……………

Aug 16, 2010 at 6:15 pm · @Reply ·

RLSinSF

Once you start editing and moderating, then you’re back to traditional intermediated journalism. If you want to see only sanctioned commentary, go to edited news and stop using the feedback features.

Aug 17, 2010 at 1:43 pm · @Reply ·

MrsPatrickCampbell

Maybe she had too much amyl?

Aug 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm · @Reply ·

dvd-junkie

@Bill: Well, for the throne of God to rumble, they sure must be producing a lot of “vibrations”.